Book Summary by Pradeep Nair, Sr. Editor, PIC The book begins with an illustration of a dystopian world. A father and son are sitting on stacks of currency notes and warming over a fire in the midst of a barren landscape with stubs of felled trees, more stacks of money littered about, and the faint […]
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Mumbai has recently launched its first “Climate Budget”, bringing the spotlight back on cities’ role in achieving Net Zero targets. Here is everything to know about climate budgeting and how Indian cities can benefit from it. Introduction: Cities and urban areas are considered as some of the most vibrant ecosystems worldwide. Housing about half
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Book Summary by Sanyukta Chougale, Senior Research Intern, EECC Fossil Free: Reimagining Clean Energy in a Carbon Constrained World is a thought-provoking book by Sumant Sinha, Founder Chairman and CEO of ReNew, India’s first Nasdaq-listed renewable energy company offering decarbonisation solutions. A first-generation entrepreneur, the author is an ardent advocate for climate action and sustainable development.
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Book Summary by Ms. Chaitra Apte, Research Intern, PIC Beyond Binaries explores the various intricacies of India-China relations with respect to their history, geopolitical landscape, economic factors, other external factors, and more. It gives a detailed overview of the situation from both the Indian and the Chinese perspectives. In the Foreword, Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary
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Book Summary by Ms. Manasi Pendharkar, Research Intern, PIC The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India, by Vijay Gokhale, offers a nuanced exploration of the complex dynamics shaping Sino-Indian relations and delves into the intricate strategies employed by China in its negotiations with India. The author is former Foreign Secretary of India (2018-2020) and
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Book Review by Ms. Seena Mary Thankachan, Policy Research Associate, PIC Voices from the Grassroots by Dr. R Balasubramaniam is a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of the intricate tapestry of Indian society, woven with threads of economic, societal, and spiritual dimensions. The book’s enduring relevance lies in its ability to capture the pulse of the common
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“…To the best of our knowledge, how political and social power shape technological choices, and how institutions and technology choices together determine how much owners of capital, entrepreneurs, and workers of different skill levels benefit from new production methods, are original to this book. Using this framework, we reinterpret the major economic developments of the
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Ajit Ranade, December 27, 2023 The government has firmly rebuffed this warning, saying that India’s debt ratio has actually declined from 88 per cent to 81per cent in the past two years. And the Union government is determined to bring the fiscal deficit down to 4.5 per cent in the next two years. CLICK HERE
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Ajay Shah, Business Standard, December 25, 2023 In advanced economies, banking is changing. At first, there was `the fintech revolution’. Now, we have seen the loss of stability of bank liabilities through electronic payments. The third problem is the possibilities for important trusted tech-intensive consumer-facing firms to replace banks. Indian financial system has largely held
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Ajit Ranade, Mint, December 20, 2023 Plug one route and another is found. RBI’s caution on the dealings of lenders with AIFs is justified. The risks of ever more creative devices used for debt renewal demand close regulatory oversight. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE.
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